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Living with diabetes
Issues with Diabetes
- By goofygal1975 · New reply October 13, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hello, I found out I had diabetes a couple of years back. Right after I found out my father had terminal cancer and it was just too hard to follow a diet plan. My husband and I want to have a baby next ...
Insulin Pump
- By preemiemomx3 · New reply September 7, 2009
- 3 replies
- My endocrinologist suggests that I get an isulin pump. Is there anyone here on an insulin pump and is it hard to use ...
Meeting friends
- By emilythubbron · New reply August 2, 2009
- 3 replies
- I am looking for a few friends who would like to get together a couple times a month here in NE PA to get to know one another, share our journeys, tips, recipies, etc. If you are interested, let me know ...
Dawn phenomenon
- By Lady_Phoenix · New reply July 4, 2009
- 19 replies
- Is anyone else having issues with this? I went to bed with a bs of 117, it was 176 when I got up. My sugars are within range after meals and at bedtime but morning highs are constant. I checked my sugar ...
Feeling bad
- By nanascorner · New reply June 24, 2009
- 1 reply
- 15 years ago I was diagnosed with diabetes after a 6 hour blood test. A week after I was diagnosed my doctor told me that evidently I would be able to control it through diet. Two years ago , while in ...
Type II patients needed for interviews in Chicago and Philadelphia
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hello everyone, We're writing about an opportunity for type II diabetics who live near Chicago or Philadelphia to participate in an upcoming research study. Schlesinger Associates -- one of our Inspire ...
Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes
- By csl47 · New reply May 14, 2009
- 18 replies
- I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm having a devil of a time with my diabetes. I can't seem to prevent stress from raising my blood sugar levels. I don't feel the docs I've seen have helped me ...
controling blood sugars
- By cherri77 · New reply April 20, 2009
- 1 reply
- I have been living with type 2 diabetes for the last 6 years. I do know how hard it is control. I have found that if I exercise, I have better control. I have slacked off exercising here lately, an I ...
I am newly diagnosed with T2D
- By santaelf · New reply March 29, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hello, I am new to this site as well with T2D. Am introing myself as well as asking about AM high BG. I am diet controlled but AM is my highest. Up to 166. I started two weeks ago at a 222 overall to ...
Hi! Just got here.
- By Jazzra · Posted January 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi, my name is Giselle. I have been T2D since 02-28-2005. I am on 15mg of Actos daily and control the rest with diet. My numbers generally range from 95-115 fasting and 160-220 after eating. I have gotten ...
Hello! Introducing myself...
- By Dgrant · New reply January 1, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi! My name is Dana, and I'm a type 2 diabetic since 1998 at age 41. I'm 51 now, and last December I had a heart attack and subsequent bypass surgery -- most doctors attributed this to my diabetes. I ...
Can I introduce myself here?
- By glitterstim · Posted September 20, 2008
- 0 replies
- Hi everyone :o) I hope it's okay to do this here.... I'm a single mom of two teenagers. I work full time and am pursuing a PhD. All of my grandparents died of conditions related to or complicated by diabetes ...
